• Vet Anaesth Analg · May 2010

    Effects of methadone on the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in dogs.

    • Renato G Credie, Francisco J Teixeira Neto, Tatiana H Ferreira, Antônio J A Aguiar, Fabio C Restitutti, and José E Corrente.
    • Departamento de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
    • Vet Anaesth Analg. 2010 May 1;37(3):240-9.

    ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of methadone on the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane (ISO(MAC)) in dogs.Study DesignProspective, randomized cross-over experimental study.AnimalsSix adult mongrel dogs, four males and two females, weighing 22.8 +/- 6.6 kg.MethodsAnimals were anesthetized with isoflurane and mechanically ventilated on three separate days, at least 1 week apart. Core temperature was maintained between 37.5 and 38.5 degrees C during ISO(MAC) determinations. On each study day, ISO(MAC) was determined using electrical stimulation of the antebrachium (50 V, 50 Hz, 10 mseconds) at 2.5 and 5 hours after intravenous injection of physiological saline (control) or one of two doses of methadone (0.5 or 1.0 mg kg(-1)).ResultsMean (+/-SD) ISO(MAC) in the control treatment was 1.19 +/- 0.15% and 1.18 +/- 0.15% at 2.5 and 5 hours, respectively. The 1.0 mg kg(-1) dose of methadone reduced ISO(MAC) by 48% (2.5 hours) and by 30% (5 hours), whereas the 0.5 mg kg(-1) dose caused smaller reductions in ISO(MAC) (35% and 15% reductions at 2.5 and 5 hours, respectively). Both doses of methadone decreased heart rate (HR), but the 1.0 mg kg(-1) dose was associated with greater negative chronotropic actions (HR 37% lower than control) and mild metabolic acidosis at 2.5 hours. Mean arterial pressure increased in the MET1.0 treatment (13% higher than control) at 2.5 hours.Conclusions And Clinical RelevanceMethadone reduces ISO(MAC) in a dose-related fashion and this effect is lessened over time. Although the isoflurane sparing effect of the 0.5 mg kg(-1) dose of methadone was smaller in comparison to the 1.0 mg kg(-1) dose, the lower dose is recommended for clinical use because it results in less evidence of cardiovascular impairment.

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